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Stormzy isn’t cool
Stormzy has finally completed the journey from super-cool to super-cringe. The rapper, once the symbol of youthful rebellion, is to…
Ex-Media Matters influencer runs for Congress
Ex-Media Matters influencer Kat Abughazaleh announced a run for the US Congress today, telling Democrats, “It’s time to drop the…
What Team Trump’s group chat error really revealed
Jeffrey Goldberg’s story in the Atlantic is so mind-blowing it’s hard to know what to say in response. It defies…
Adolescence demonises white working-class boys
This is an extract from today’s episode of Spectator TV, with Toby Young and James Walton, which you can find…
The ‘government by groupchat’ scandal should cost Mike Waltz his job
Blimey! Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg has written a fresh exposé that should result in the immediate resignation or firing of…
Is Trump’s tariff zeal beginning to wane?
The President can’t stop talking about his favorite word – tariffs – although this week his comments are having a…
Is the Trump Slump over?
Tariffs would destroy supply chains and drive up inflation. Elon Musk’s savage cuts would bring the government machine grinding to…
Who will stand up for Jews today?
Awoken by sirens wailing over large parts of central Israel last weekend, I pulled on whatever clothes I could find beside…
The polished edges of Colorado’s ski resorts
“Arnold Schwarzenegger was sitting exactly where you are,” the boot fitter said, as he handed me K2 Anthems at Aspen…
Who do Brits blame for UK financial decisions?
Tick tock. There are less than 48 hours to go until Rachel Reeves’s big Spring Statement on Wednesday and as…
Does Tim Walz think we still want to hear from him?
If you thought an embarrassing loss in November would result in Tim Walz taking a hint, you thought wrong. The Democratic…
South Korea is more polarised than ever
This past week, eagle-eyed observers of South Korean politics – not to mention the South Korean public – were supposed…
When will Britain crack down on the Al Quds hate march?
There are moments in the life of a democracy when ambiguity becomes complicity. On Sunday, in the heart of London,…
Scots feel safer as part of UK in blow to SNP
It’s a day ending in ‘y’ which means there’s more bad news for the Scottish Nats. Now new polling for…
What Lord Frost gets wrong about the Tories’ future
It hardly feels like a serious discussion of the Conservative party’s future until Lord Frost has indicated where the leadership…
Trump can hit Putin where it hurts – if he wants to
Donald Trump’s efforts to negotiate a quick end to the war in Ukraine have run into trouble. As US negotiators…
Are climate scientists qualified to judge net zero?
Kemi Badenoch’s announcement that the Conservatives are no longer committed to the net zero target in 2050 represents a massive…
Is Rachel Reeves brave enough to slash the civil service?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is seeking to trim £2 billion from the government’s £13 billion administration budget, with up to 50,000…
Will Labour back ECHR withdrawal?
Amidst the U-turns, if there is one thing on which Labour has remained almost rock-solid until now, it is human…
The flaw in Labour’s plan to fix potholes
Ahead of last summer’s election, the Labour party made lots of grand promises about how it was going to fix…
Rayner’s request for safari tour on work trip rejected
It’s a hard time to be in Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government, what with poor poll ratings and dismal economic…
The day I met Oleg Gordievsky in a Surrey safe house
Twenty years ago, I made a programme for Radio 4 on Soviet military maps from the Cold War. I needed…
The Bank of England should stop worrying about inflation
As the government makes growth its top priority, one critical lever risks being overlooked: monetary policy. Ministers are busy wrestling…
Why is Keir Starmer pretending he ‘likes and respects’ Donald Trump?
Anyone who relishes the humiliation of Sir Keir Starmer – and I know that in this respect, if only this…
Carney calls Canada election for 28 April
At long last, we have a date. In just over a month’s time, Canadians will head to the polls to…
